Restaurant
Unclaimed profile1618 West
Greensboro, NC · $$
Inebrious
Beverage Program Score
The editorial take
1618 West pairs a carefully chosen wine list with a cocktail program that regulars describe as consistently well made. The wines lean toward new world styles, with many bottles from Spain and the Pacific Northwest, and the selection shifts weekly and seasonally to balance drinking and food. A hosted 'Brocard Takeover' tasting featured Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre. On the cocktail side, guests call out a dairy-free chocolate martini, an espresso martini with a unique twist, and a banana-infused drink as memorable.
- What should I order?
- Start with the dairy-free chocolate martini or the espresso martini with its unique twist; the banana-infused cocktail is another guest favorite. For wine, look for the Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre, which was poured at a hosted tasting event.
- Who will enjoy this place?
- Guests who want a wine list focused on new world bottles from Spain and the Pacific Northwest, and drinkers who appreciate a cocktail program with a few standout, well-executed options.
- When should I go?
- A hosted wine tasting event featured Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru, suggesting that scheduled tasting events are worth watching for.
- What makes the beverage program distinctive?
- The wine selection is curated to balance drinking and food wines, evolves weekly and seasonally, and has been showcased through a hosted Brocard tasting featuring a Premier Cru Chablis. The cocktail list includes a dairy-free chocolate martini and a banana-infused drink.
Beverage categories
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Cocktails
Guests describe several cocktails as well made and memorable. Named drinks include a dairy-free chocolate martini praised as the best the reviewer had had, an espresso martini with a unique twist, and a banana-infused cocktail. A couple of other cocktails were also called well-executed.
Menu strengths
- — Multiple cocktails are described by guests as well made and memorable, including a dairy-free chocolate martini, an espresso martini with a unique twist, and a banana-infused cocktail.
Standout selections
- — Dairy-free chocolate martini — praised by a reviewer as the best they had had.
- — Espresso martini — noted for a unique twist.
- — Banana-infused cocktail — cited as a well-executed guest favorite.
Wine
The wine list is chosen as carefully as the cuisine, focused on new world styles including many from Spain and the Pacific Northwest. It is curated to balance drinking and food wines and evolves weekly and seasonally. A hosted tasting featured Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre.
Menu strengths
- — Wines are selected to balance drinking and food, with a new world focus on Spain and the Pacific Northwest, and the list changes weekly and seasonally.
- — A hosted 'Brocard Takeover' wine tasting event featured Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre.
Standout selections
- — Jean-Marc Brocard Chablis Premier Cru Montée de Tonnerre — featured at a hosted 'Brocard Takeover' wine tasting event.
How it sits with the food
The wine list is explicitly curated to balance both drinking and food wines, and its new world focus on Spain and the Pacific Northwest is designed to work alongside the cuisine.
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